2D Drafting Hierarchy

The basic geometric shapes and text that can be drawn are called Primitives. The primitives exist in the Draft hierarchy as members of NOTEs, VNOTs elements, or Symbol Templates (SYTMs).

By default, the NOTE and VNOTE (View Note) elements will be created automatically whenever a Sheet or Layer element is created, but additional ones can be created if required.

Primitives that exist as members of VNOTs may have their dimensions and positions defined in terms of 3D Design values.

Note: Whenever a VIEW is created, a number of Layers are automatically created, one of which will be reserved for Notes. Additional Layers can also be created if required by selecting Create > Layer from the main menu.

The following diagram shows the 2D Drafting part of the Draft hierarchy. It shows the related elements and at what level in the hierarchy they may be created. All of these elements, with the exception of extra Layers, can be created as extra 2D elements are added to the Sheet or View.